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{{Short description|1999 film by Sohail Khan}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Hello Brother
| name          = Hello Brother
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| producer      = Sohail Khan<br />[[Bunty Walia]]
| producer      = Sohail Khan<br />[[Bunty Walia]]
| writer        = Sohail Khan
| writer        = Sohail Khan
| based_on      = {{Based on|''[[Aayushkalam]]''|[[Kamal (director)|Kamal]]}}
| narrator      = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
| narrator      = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
| starring      = [[Salman Khan]]<br />[[Arbaaz Khan]] <br />[[Rani Mukerji]]
| starring      = [[Salman Khan]]<br />[[Arbaaz Khan]] <br />[[Rani Mukerji]]
| music          = [[Sajid–Wajid]]<br />[[Himesh Reshammiya]]
| music          = [[Sajid–Wajid]]<br />[[Himesh Reshammiya]]
| cinematography = Santosh Thundiyil
| cinematography = [[Santosh Thundiyil]]
| editing        = Yusuf Khan
| editing        = Yusuf Khan
| studio        = [[Sohail Khan|Sohail Khan Productions]]<br />G.S. Entertainment
| studio        = [[Sohail Khan|Sohail Khan Productions]]<br />G.S. Entertainment
| distributor    = [[Shemaroo Entertainment]]
| distributor    = [[Tips Industries]]
| released      = {{Start date|df=yes|1999|9|10|[[India]]}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1999|9|10|India}}
| runtime        = 132 minutes
| runtime        = 132 minutes
| country        = [[India]]
| country        = India
| language      = [[Hindi]]
| language      = Hindi
| budget        =  
| budget        = {{INR}}9 crore<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2373|title=Hello Brother – Movie|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>
| gross          =  
| gross          = {{INR}}21.10 crore<ref name="auto"/>
}}
}}
'''''Hello Brother''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1999|1999]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Bollywood|Hindi-language]] [[romantic fantasy]] [[action film]] starring [[Salman Khan]], [[Arbaaz Khan]], [[Rani Mukerji]] and [[Shakti Kapoor]]. It was directed by Salman Khan's brother [[Sohail Khan]]. The film is an adaptation of 1992 [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Aayushkalam]]''. Salman Khan’s character Hero, resembles the lead character in [[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]].
 
'''''Hello Brother''''' is a 1999 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Bollywood|Hindi-language]] [[romantic fantasy]] [[comedy]] action film written and directed by [[Sohail Khan]]. It stars Khan's real-life elder brothers [[Salman Khan]] and [[Arbaaz Khan]] with [[Rani Mukerji]] and [[Shakti Kapoor]]. The film is an adaptation of 1992 [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Aayushkalam]]'' (itself adapted from the 1990 American films [[Ghost (1990 film)|''Ghost'']] and [[Heart Condition (film)|''Heart Condition'']]).


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
 
Hero ([[Salman Khan]]) works for a courier company owned by Khanna ([[Shakti Kapoor]]). He is spirited and humorous and is in love with Rani ([[Rani Mukerji]]) but she simply thinks of Hero as a very good friend. Inspector Vishal ([[Arbaaz Khan]]) works in the narcotics department. Vishal, who is stationed at a different Police Department, transfers to Mumbai from Goa where he is greeted Sr.Inspector(Padoda(e))([[Neeraj Vohra]]).Vishal suspects Khanna to be involved in a drug ring and confronts him. Hero stands up to Vishal and defends his boss, but soon learns the truth behind Khanna. In a confrontation, Hero is shot dead by Khanna and shoots Vishal in the heart. The police department decides to transplant Hero's heart into Vishal's body.
Hero works for a courier company owned by Khanna. He is spirited and humorous and is in love with Rani, but she simply thinks of Hero as a very good friend. Enter Inspector Vishal, who works in the narcotics department. Vishal, who is stationed at a different Police Department, transfers to Mumbai/Goa. Vishal suspects Khanna to be involved in a drug ring and confronts him. Hero stands up to Vishal and defends his boss, but soon learns the truth behind Khanna. In a confrontation, Khanna kills Hero and shoots Vishal in the heart. The police department decides to transplant Hero's heart into Vishal's body.


Hero appears as a [[ghost]] now and can only be seen by Vishal, since his heart is in Vishal's body. Hero says that he will only rest in peace after Khanna is killed, thus avenging him. Vishal decides to go about doing this, and Rani and Vishal begin to fall in love with each other. Hero dislikes this and tries to foil Vishal's plans of getting close to Rani. But Hero and Vishal start getting closer and work together, becoming good friends after Vishal confronts Khanna's drug company.
Hero appears as a [[ghost]] now and can only be seen by Vishal, since his heart is in Vishal's body. Hero says that he will only rest in peace after Khanna is killed, thus avenging him. Vishal decides to go about doing this, and Rani and Vishal begin to fall in love with each other. Hero dislikes this and tries to foil Vishal's plans of getting close to Rani. But Hero and Vishal start getting closer and work together, becoming good friends after Vishal confronts Khanna's drug company.


Khanna arranges to leave the country but kidnaps Rani. Vishal and Hero go to save Rani and fight off Khanna's henchmen, but Vishal gets injured. Hero then goes inside him and controls his fighting moves, helping him to beat the thugs. Rani witnesses this and realizes that only Hero would do those kinds of moves. She calls out Hero's name, though Vishal does not know that Hero is inside him. Khanna shoots Vishal. Hero takes Vishal's hand and shoots Khanna with the gun.
Khanna arranges to leave the country but kidnaps Rani. Vishal and Hero go to save Rani and fight off Khanna's henchmen, but Vishal gets injured. Enraged, Hero then goes inside him and controls his fighting moves, helping him to beat the thugs. Rani witnesses this and realizes that only Hero could perform such moves. She calls out Hero's name, though Vishal does not know that Hero is inside him. Khanna shoots Vishal. Hero takes Vishal's hand and shoots Khanna with the gun.


Khanna finally dies, and as Rani is comforting Vishal, he tells her that Hero is with them and he loves Rani. Rani then tells Vishal to tell Hero that she loves Him. Khanna's [[ghost]] rises from his dead body and Hero hits him. Khanna is taken to [[Hell]] and Hero is taken to [[Heaven]].
Khanna finally dies, and as Rani is comforting Vishal, he tells her that Hero is with them and he loves Rani. Rani then tells Vishal to tell Hero that she loves Him. Khanna's [[ghost]] rises from his dead body and Hero hits him. Khanna is taken to [[Hell]] and Hero is taken to [[Heaven]].


Afterward, Rani and Vishal have gotten married and are spending their wedding night and honeymoon in a house on the water. It is shown that Hero, now an angel, is happily watching over them from Heaven.
Afterward, Rani and Vishal have gotten married and are spending their wedding night and honeymoon in a house on the water. It is shown that Hero, now a Fairy, is happily watching over them from Heaven. They then lived happily ever after .


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Salman Khan]] as Hero
*[[Salman Khan]] as Hero
* [[Arbaaz Khan]] as Inspector Vishal
*[[Arbaaz Khan]] as Inspector Vishal  
* [[Rani Mukerji]] as Rani
*[[Rani Mukerji]] as Rani  
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Khanna
*[[Shakti Kapoor]] as Khanna
* [[Johnny Lever]] as Havaldar Hatela
*[[Johnny Lever]] as Havaldar Hatela
* [[Razak Khan]] as Ninja Chacha
*[[Razak Khan]] as Ninja Chacha
* [[Neeraj Vora]] as Sr. Inspector
*[[Neeraj Vora]] as Sr. Inspector
* [[Sulbha Arya]] as Rani's Mother
*[[Sulbha Arya]] as Rani's Mother
* Dinyar Tirandaz as Doctor
*Dinyar Tirandaz as Doctor
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as God voiceover only (cameo appearance)
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as God voiceover only (cameo appearance)
* [[Ganesh Acharya]] as himself in the song "Chaandi ki daal par sone ka mor" (cameo appearance)
*[[Ganesh Acharya]] as himself in the song "Chaandi ki Daal Par" (cameo appearance)


==Music==
== Music ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{{Infobox album
| name        = Hello Brother
| type        = soundtrack
| artist      = [[Himesh Reshammiya]]<br>[[Sajid–Wajid]]
| cover        =
| alt          =
| released    = 4 July 1999 (India)
| recorded    = 1999
| venue        = [[Mumbai]]
| studio      =
| genre        = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length      = 49:56
| label        =
| producer    = [[Himesh Reshammiya]]
| prev_title  = [[Bandhan (1998 film)|Bandhan]]
| prev_year    = 1998
| next_title  = [[Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge]]
| next_year    = 2000
}}
 
The soundtrack was very popular especially track "Teri Chunnariya" sung by [[Kumar Sanu]] & [[Alka Yagnik]]. According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around 22,00,000 units sold the soundtrack became the eighth highest-selling album of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-01-02 |title=BoxOffice India.com |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |access-date=2024-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102010439/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |archive-date=2 January 2010 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Length !! Composer
! # !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Length !! Composer
|-
|-
| 1
| 1.
| "Chandi Ki Daal Par"  
| "Teri Chunnariya"
| [[Salman Khan]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| 05:57
| [[Himesh Reshammiya]]
|-
| 2
| "Area Ka Hero"
| [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Hema Sardesai]]
| 04:18
| [[Sajid–Wajid]]
|-
| 3
| "Hata Sawan Ki Ghata"
| [[Babul Supriyo]], Jaspinder Narula
| 04:21
| Sajid-Wajid
|-
| 4
| "Teri Chunariya"
| Alka Yagnik, [[Kumar Sanu]]
| 05:48
| 05:48
| Himesh Reshammiya
| Himesh Reshammiya
|-
|-
| 5
| 2.
| "Chupke Se Koi"
| "Chupke Se Koi"
| Alka Yagnik, [[Udit Narayan]]
| [[Udit Narayan]], Alka Yagnik
| 05:39
| 05:39
| Sajid-Wajid
| Sajid-Wajid
|-
|-
| 6
| 3.
| "Hata Saawan Ki Ghata"
| [[Babul Supriyo]], [[Jaspinder Narula]]
| 04:21
| Sajid-Wajid
|-
| 4.
| "Area Ka Hero"
| [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Hema Sardesai]]
| 04:18
| [[Sajid–Wajid]]
|-
| 5.
| "Hello Brother"
| "Hello Brother"
|[[Jaspinder Narula]], Sonu Nigam, Kamaal Khan
|[[S.P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Kamaal Khan]], [[Rekha Bhardwaj]]
| 05:15
| 05:15
| Sajid-Wajid
| Sajid-Wajid
|-
|-
| 7
| 6.
| "Hata Sawan Ki Ghata" (Remix)
| "Chandi Ki Daal Par"  
| Babul Supriyo, Jaspinder Narula
| [[Salman Khan]], Alka Yagnik
| 03:59
| 05:57
| Sajid-Wajid
| [[Himesh Reshammiya]]
|-
|-
| 8
| 7.
| "Teri Chunariya" (Remix)
| "Teri Chunnariya" (Remix)
| Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu
| Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
| 04:52
| 04:52
| Himesh Reshammiya
| Himesh Reshammiya
|-
|-
| 9
| 8.
| "Chupke Se Koi" (Remix)
| "Chupke Se Koi" (Remix)
| Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan
| Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
| 04:21
| 04:21
| Sajid-Wajid
|-
| 9.
| "Hata Sawaan Ki Ghata" (Remix)
| Babul Supriyo, Jaspinder Narula
| 03:59
| Sajid-Wajid
| Sajid-Wajid
|-  
|-  
| 10
| 10.
| "Hello Brother" (Remix)
| "Hello Brother" (Remix)
|Jaspinder Narula, Sonu Nigam, Kamaal Khan
|Jaspinder Narula, Sonu Nigam, Kamaal Khan
| 04:58
| 04:58
| Sambit
| Sajid-Wajid
|}
|}


==References==
== Release and reception ==
Suparn Verma of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote that "Hello Brother is a loud, garish film; it is funny, if you have an appetite for such fare".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/11hello.htm|title=Fun, the Khan way|work=[[Rediff.com]]|author=Suparn Verma|date=11 September 1999}}</ref>
 
The film was dubbed and released in Telugu under the same name later that year, despite a [[Hello Brother (1994 film)|1994 Telugu film with the same name]] was already released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1999/Dec/3-dec-1999.pdf|title=Hello Brother review|language=te|date=3 December 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913141745/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1999/Dec/3-dec-1999.pdf|archive-date=13 September 2016}}</ref>
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0233856|title=Hello Brother}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0233856|title=Hello Brother}}


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For other uses, see Hello Brother (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Hello Brother (1994 film).
Hello Brother
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySohail Khan
Produced bySohail Khan
Bunty Walia
Written bySohail Khan
Based onAayushkalam
by Kamal
StarringSalman Khan
Arbaaz Khan
Rani Mukerji
Narrated byAmitabh Bachchan
Music bySajid–Wajid
Himesh Reshammiya
CinematographySantosh Thundiyil
Edited byYusuf Khan
Production
company
Sohail Khan Productions
G.S. Entertainment
Distributed byTips Industries
Release date
  • 10 September 1999 (1999-09-10) (India)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹9 crore[1]
Box office₹21.10 crore[1]

Hello Brother is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic fantasy comedy action film written and directed by Sohail Khan. It stars Khan's real-life elder brothers Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan with Rani Mukerji and Shakti Kapoor. The film is an adaptation of 1992 Malayalam film Aayushkalam (itself adapted from the 1990 American films Ghost and Heart Condition).

Plot[edit | edit source]

Hero (Salman Khan) works for a courier company owned by Khanna (Shakti Kapoor). He is spirited and humorous and is in love with Rani (Rani Mukerji) but she simply thinks of Hero as a very good friend. Inspector Vishal (Arbaaz Khan) works in the narcotics department. Vishal, who is stationed at a different Police Department, transfers to Mumbai from Goa where he is greeted Sr.Inspector(Padoda(e))(Neeraj Vohra).Vishal suspects Khanna to be involved in a drug ring and confronts him. Hero stands up to Vishal and defends his boss, but soon learns the truth behind Khanna. In a confrontation, Hero is shot dead by Khanna and shoots Vishal in the heart. The police department decides to transplant Hero's heart into Vishal's body.

Hero appears as a ghost now and can only be seen by Vishal, since his heart is in Vishal's body. Hero says that he will only rest in peace after Khanna is killed, thus avenging him. Vishal decides to go about doing this, and Rani and Vishal begin to fall in love with each other. Hero dislikes this and tries to foil Vishal's plans of getting close to Rani. But Hero and Vishal start getting closer and work together, becoming good friends after Vishal confronts Khanna's drug company.

Khanna arranges to leave the country but kidnaps Rani. Vishal and Hero go to save Rani and fight off Khanna's henchmen, but Vishal gets injured. Enraged, Hero then goes inside him and controls his fighting moves, helping him to beat the thugs. Rani witnesses this and realizes that only Hero could perform such moves. She calls out Hero's name, though Vishal does not know that Hero is inside him. Khanna shoots Vishal. Hero takes Vishal's hand and shoots Khanna with the gun.

Khanna finally dies, and as Rani is comforting Vishal, he tells her that Hero is with them and he loves Rani. Rani then tells Vishal to tell Hero that she loves Him. Khanna's ghost rises from his dead body and Hero hits him. Khanna is taken to Hell and Hero is taken to Heaven.

Afterward, Rani and Vishal have gotten married and are spending their wedding night and honeymoon in a house on the water. It is shown that Hero, now a Fairy, is happily watching over them from Heaven. They then lived happily ever after .

Cast[edit | edit source]

Music[edit | edit source]

Hello Brother
Soundtrack album by
Himesh Reshammiya
Sajid–Wajid
Released4 July 1999 (India)
Recorded1999
VenueMumbai
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length49:56
ProducerHimesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya
Sajid–Wajid chronology
Bandhan
(1998) 		Hello Brother
(1999) 		Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge
(2000)

The soundtrack was very popular especially track "Teri Chunnariya" sung by Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 22,00,000 units sold the soundtrack became the eighth highest-selling album of the year.[2]

# Song Singer(s) Length Composer
1. "Teri Chunnariya" Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik 05:48 Himesh Reshammiya
2. "Chupke Se Koi" Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik 05:39 Sajid-Wajid
3. "Hata Saawan Ki Ghata" Babul Supriyo, Jaspinder Narula 04:21 Sajid-Wajid
4. "Area Ka Hero" Sonu Nigam, Hema Sardesai 04:18 Sajid–Wajid
5. "Hello Brother" S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kamaal Khan, Rekha Bhardwaj 05:15 Sajid-Wajid
6. "Chandi Ki Daal Par" Salman Khan, Alka Yagnik 05:57 Himesh Reshammiya
7. "Teri Chunnariya" (Remix) Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik 04:52 Himesh Reshammiya
8. "Chupke Se Koi" (Remix) Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik 04:21 Sajid-Wajid
9. "Hata Sawaan Ki Ghata" (Remix) Babul Supriyo, Jaspinder Narula 03:59 Sajid-Wajid
10. "Hello Brother" (Remix) Jaspinder Narula, Sonu Nigam, Kamaal Khan 04:58 Sajid-Wajid

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Suparn Verma of Rediff.com wrote that "Hello Brother is a loud, garish film; it is funny, if you have an appetite for such fare".[3]

The film was dubbed and released in Telugu under the same name later that year, despite a 1994 Telugu film with the same name was already released.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hello Brother – Movie". Box Office India.
  2. ↑ "BoxOffice India.com". 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Suparn Verma (11 September 1999). "Fun, the Khan way". Rediff.com.
  4. ↑ "Hello Brother review" (PDF) (in తెలుగు). 3 December 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016.

External links[edit | edit source]

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